Cab for construction machinery

• US 20020153748A1
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.), Press Kogyo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.), Press Kogyo Company Limited
• Inventors: Komatsu, Kazunori, Satou, Katsuhiro, Sakyo, Tsuyoshi
• Granted Patent: US 6,582,010 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/190.08
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 27/023 Assembly of structural joints
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/06 Drivers' cabs overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down B60R21/11; roll-over protection B60R21/13
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/54 Operator's stands or cabins
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/163 Structures to protect drivers, e.g. cabins, doors for cabins; Falling object protection structure [FOPS]; Roll over protection structure [ROPS] for handrails mounted on cabins E02F9/0833 takes precedence; for vehicles in general B60R21/11, B60R21/13, for fork-lift trucks B66F9/07545

Abstract

Front mount bases (14, 15) which are located at four corner portions under a cab (11) are constituted by base plates (14A, 15A) and fitting joint projections (14B, 15B), and rear mount bases (16, 17) are constituted by base plates (16A, 17A) and fitting joint projections (16B, 17B). On the other hand, front pillars (22, 23) to be erected on the front mount bases (14, 15) are provided with notched portions (22B, 23B) for fitting engagement with the fitting joint projections (14B, 15B), respectively. Rear pillars (24, 25) to be erected on the rear mount bases (16, 17) are provided with notched portions (24A, 25A) for fitting engagement with the fitting joint projections (16B, 17B). Accordingly, a weld can be formed along and between marginal edge portions around the fitting joint projections (14B, 15B, 16B, 17B) and notched portion (22B, 23B, 24A, 25A) in such a way as to increase the welding distance and to increase the strength of the welded joint portions.

Claims

1. A cab for construction machines, including mount bases located at four corners and each provided with an upward fitting joint projection, base link frames arranged to connect said mount bases in transverse and longitudinal directions of a machine;

left and right front pillars erected on left and right front mount bases;

left and right rear pillars erected on left and right rear mount bases;

left and right roof pillars arranged to longitudinally connect upper end portions of said front and rear pillars;

a front tie frame arranged to transversely connect upper end portions of said left and right front pillars; and

a rear tie frame arranged to transversely connect upper end portions of said left and right rear pillars;

characterized in that said cab comprises;

a notched portion provided in a lower end portion of each one of said front and rear pillars for fitting engagement with said fitting joint projection of said mount base;

a lower end portion of each one of said front and rear pillars being fitted on said fitting joint projection of said mount base and securely fixed to the latter by a weld formed along and between marginal edge portions around said notched portion and said fitting joint projection.

2. A cab for construction machines as defined in claim 1, wherein said notched portion in each one of said front and rear pillars is in the form of an opening of an inverted U-shape corresponding to profile of said fitting joint projection.

3. A cab for construction machines as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein said mount bases are each constituted by a base plate to be fixed on the side of a vehicle body, and a fitting joint projection rising upward from said base plate in such a way as to plug said notched portion.